Our vet of over 5 years, with a holistic and homeopathic approach has treated all but one of our many pets who passed before they opened. We are sad that they will be closing their doors in 2 days. But, we adopted one of their resident felines - Little Girl, or LG as we have nicknamed her. She is around 5 or 6. After 6 days here she fits in quite well and is getting along with everyone. Matza sees her as a frenemy though. What a diva! As a thank you to them, I made this card and dropped it off today.

If you are interested, they have one or two cats left to adopt. Opie is one of them. She is white, with orange markings. She is very sweet and would fit in anyones lifestyle. Jag, I don't know anything about. All the other animals have found homes.

http://www.wholehealthvet.com/index.html Is their contact information if you are interested in adoption. The cost is free and they set you up with quite a bit of very healthy food to give your pet a great start. We adopted Matza from ther…

Join in World Card Making Day 2010 Brighten someone's day with a handmade card Saturday, October 2nd, 11-2 or Tuesday, October 5th, 6-9 5-5-5 5 cards for 5 occasions for $5* Make additional cards for $1 each. Come & Go style event (open house) Register by September 30th please.
*Price does not include adhesive or envelopes. Items are available for purchase for additional fee.

Bring a friend and enjoy some refreshments while getting some of your holiday shopping done early. Or just get something fun for yourself! Bring and friend and have twice the fun! Hope to see you there. Jessica Moore’s House 10649 Hollywood Blvd <> Coon Rapids, MN 55433 Saturday, September 25th from 2pm-? Sandy: sohott@earthlink.net or 612-280-5590 SHOWCASING ITEMS FROM: Avon Tastefully Simple Stampin' Up! Party Gals Moore Gifts Scentsy Many more....

I had to wait to post this until after this gift had been given. Sue, thanks for all you do for all of us. BTW I have had this since last November, and like so many things last winter, it got buried in an avalance of life.

I love this bitty box die. It just seems to be the perfect size for so many things. It makes a great jewelry sized box, 4 dove chocolates fit in it quite well, as do man…

﻿Stamps: Midnight Raven 116529 Inks: Black CRAFT Ink, More Mustard Papers: Retired DSP, Whisper White, Basic Black, Rich Razzleberry Accessories: Gingham ribbon retired, Rich Razzleberry dotted ribbon retired, Victoria Lace ribbon 118481, Mustard ribbon retired, sponges, Black embossing Powder 109133, Heat Tool 100005, 6x 8 Cello Bag 102210, Dimensionals, wooden box from who knows where I have had this box for a long time and have been wanting inspiration on what to do with it. Inspiration hit today. How about a Halloween treat holder? I used retired and missing very much DSP from 2009 Holiday mini catalog. I embossed the raven stamp, wanting him to stand out more. When I first started stamping I thought embossing with heat and dry embossing were the coolest things around. Pretty much every project featured one of them. That has since changed. Now we have Big Shot and embossing folders which are much quicker and easier and you can do multiple sheets at a time. I kept it simple to keep the…

5 20 x 30 foam core boards - white Bread knife SU! Scissors Pencil Yardstick 3M sturdy tape In an effort to get better pictures of my projects I read about how some crafters have used cardboard boxes and sprayed the inside of them white. Or some women with handy hubbys have built their wives white wooden boxes. Since I did not like either of those, I decided to go a little on the cheap and definitely on the lighter side. By making it white you eliminate shadows. Yes window photography works and looks beautiful but often there are still shadows. And you need to do it during the day when it is sunny. A) not sunny that often in Minnesota. B) during the day? Hello! I work often at night. C) I wanted it big enough to be able to photograph scrapbooking items which are often at least 12" square. So scratching my brain I began... Foam core board is readily available, cheap enough, and comes in a few colors. I figured 5 boards, 4 to make an open cube and one for the back. My hubby suggested the …

This summer my daughter and I were just messing around with words one day. Somehow we came up with this new tongue twister. Try and get through it once without a stumble is hard enough, try and do it multiple times find you quite literally tripping over your own tongue.

Urgent! Saturdays mini catalog class is cancelled (for now). I willl have to look at when I can rescheduled it to. One child was throwing up in the night. The other the school nurse just called and said "take her away". Four days into school....nice! I am going to live on Pluto, where no germs can grow!

Stamps: Elements of Style 118611 wood 120045 clear Inks: Early Expresso 119670 Papers: Naturals White 102316, Pretty in Pink 100459 Accessories: Beautiful Butterflies Big Shot Die 114507, Bitty Box & Envelope Die 115967, Ice Circle Rhinestone Brads 109111, Marvelous Markers pg. 194 IBC Catalog 119806, Paper Piercing tool 116631, Dimensionals, 104430 This was one of the projects when I had my new catalog open house. It is a quick to complete project and ooh so cute. Cut the box out using the Naturals paper and the Big Shot using the Bitty Box die. Tape sides and bottom. Line the bottom of the box with the pink paper (about 2" x 2") and adhere down. Using the butterfly die and the Naturals paper make your butterflies. Stamp them with the Elements of Style set (one of my new favorites) and color using the markers. Pierce through the butterflies and place brad. Adhere to box top with dimensional. Install chocolates! Or you can just eat the chocolates and skip putting them in box…

Having ordered the chalkboard DD owl for our front door (not posted yet but should be). I am loving these chalkboard Definitely Decorative. I looked at putting that instead of "eat" in the kitchen but we already have a large chalkboard in there. After I put the owl on the front door, both my kids wanted one for their rooms. My daughter got hers first. She wanted the thought bubble for her door. When her room gets repainted she may get some more, or I will make her some out of the chalkboard sheets 118815 you can order and using my Big Shot. For now this is what she has. Her friends have had fun putting messages on the door, such as "stay out boyz" to her brother and his friends. Or "be quiet" when she is reading or drawing.

There are so many possible uses for the chalkboard Definitely Decorative elements. You could put one by your pool (if you are lucky enough to have one) and say &quot…

Accessories: Definitely Decorative Eat 117849, Definitely Decorative Scallop Frame 117865 Having a blank wall to stare at right at the end of the cupboards in the kitchen for 12 years I decided it needed some decorating. Finding in the Definitely Decorative Stampin' Up! catalog this "eat" element I ordered it. I liked the way the fork points into the eating area in the kitchen. I won't show you what the kitchen looks like. School just started yesterday and we had lots of fun the last few weeks of summer break. Suffice it to say, it is nearly clean again. It had better be, I have a class here Saturday morning. Anyway, after I put it up the image seemed to float on the wall. Hmm...what can be done about that. There is a flourish DD item, but seemed to fancy and not quite what the "eat" needed. A ha! The Scallop Frame. Took careful look at the measurements before ordering it to make sure the opening was enough to go around the "eat". No kidding, I to…

The neclace does display from both sides, only one side is beveled. I stamped the flourish image and then started playing around with inks. I like the dark sponging the way it frames the brad in the middle. You can barely see the punched flower. I do not recommend using a brad. Even with a ton of pounding it flat it is still not as flat as paper. I could not fit a sheet of paper so that if the square flips over it shows the yucky parts. I was hoping to have it display at least the stamped image if it flips over.

I have made one of the bracelets but have yet to take a picture of it. Silly me, rarely takes pictures of my own items. Maybe this is why: I had to take my own picture in this neclace. The lovely pink…

Stamps: Music Expressions 113718, Symphony wheel 113832 Inks: Soft Sued 115657, Crushed Curry 115659 Papers: Soft Suede 115318, Old Olive (right) 100702, Melon Mambo (left) 115320, Crushed Curry 115319, Whisper White 100730 Accessories: Melon Mambo Dotted Ribbon 115611, 5/8" Grosgrain Old Olive Ribbon 109054 For the end of school as a thank you to my daughters band instructor and as a congrats to my daughter on a successful year in band playing the baritone I created these two cards. The left one with the melon mambo layered baritone was for my daughter (duh!).
They are basically the same card just different layers and the words moved. I still do not know why on my daughters card I cut out the french horn out of the wheel and not the baritone image. Guess it was most likely late at night and another duh! moment.

Using a sponge I sponged on Soft Suede ink, Dusty Durango, Bermuda Bay Crushed Curry inks. I sponged pretty heavily to get the colors so dark. Then I stamped on the grass image in StayzOn instead of Classic or Craft inks because of the glossy card stock. It will not smear and dries quickly.

This card was made for my brother-in-laws birthday last spring. I do like the hazy effect the sponging had creating the colors one might see over a marsh at sunset. I purposely left the area around where the greetings layer blank to make it stand out from the background more. This would be a simple card to make and many different color combinations are possible, depending on your intended receiver.

August 26, All Day - My 5th Anniversary of being a demonstrator! Time really flies when you are having so much fun.

Mini Catalog Open House Saturday, September 11, 11-2 . FREE! Open to All! See new mini catalog products. Come see what is new and cool about the new Stampin' Up! Mini catalog. Make 3 items. Come and go as you wish. Please do let me know if you plan on attending.

Diva Day Sunday, September 12, 3-7 I wouldn't miss this! My upline's downline meeting. Interested in seeing what being a demonstrator is all about, give me a call and come with me for the afternoon. We eat, we laugh, we share, we stamp (of course!).

*Changed* I Appreciate You!
Saturday, October 9, 11-2, or 3-6
Wednesday, October 13, 6-9
This is the day I get to appreciate you! We will make 2 each of 4 cards, plus some other goodies! Event is free and open to anyone. You must register for this event. Please indicate session when emailing or phoning in your registration. Looking forward to seeing YOU …

Summer is almost officially over. I took some time off this summer for the first time in 5 years of being a demonstrator. We, my family, have been out romping at outdoor sculpture gardens, water parks, zoos, and the Minnesota State Fair. We all had a good time. Now, we must get some quick school shopping in, and get back to some serious stampin'. See updated schedule at right or on my Stampin' Up! website.

It is time! It is here! The brand new Stampin' Up! Idea Book & Catalog! Thursday, July 1, 11-8Tuesday, July 6, 1-4Wednesday, July 7, 5-8
Those are the dates for my open house when you can come get your catalog. 2 cards and a project are your make n takes. Plan on one hour for all. Come anytime, bring anyone. With all the items that are retiring, and that they are added 22 pages to the catalog I can only imagine what wonders await us on July 1st. Contact me if you cannot make either of those times if you would like to get your catalog. You may want it for some great reading material over the long July 4th holiday weekend!

Friday, July 2, 9-6Saturday, July 3, 10-3
Got stamps? I do! So many that it is time that I have the urge to purge. I am selling, quite literally, hundreds of stamp sets, papers, accessories and more. Sale is advertised on Craigslist also.

Here is a little info about the sale:

A list of all Stampin’ Up! items for sale will not be posted on Craigslist or any other website. Items will not be held or shipped (first come, first served). All items must be picked up in person. Items are available for cash only, no checks or credit cards.

The new catalog will also be availble to see. There are so many cool new items. Samples! Bring camera if you want pictures of some of the new samples.

June 16, 5-9 Open House Style $1.50 per card over 13 styles to choose from Register by June 14th
If you are unable to attend this even and would still like the opportunity to stamp a stack of cards, call me to arrange a private date. I can bring the supplies to your home. Better yet, do it as a workshop, then you get the hostess benefits for all orders placed.

Now available on my Stampin' Up! website, the annual retiring stamps and accessory lists! Under the Promotions tab you will find a .PDF file of the list to download to your computer, print, or whatever you want to do with it. Some of the accessories are on sale for 25% or 50% off. Accessories go quickly, so if there is anything you want or need, I would get it today because it could be gone from the list tomorrow. The Accessory list is under the Shop Now! button. While you are there, check out the Clearance Rack. There are some great deals to be found.

My daughter recently had her first baritone band concert. Most of the pictures from that day, even with my SLR camera and a 300mm zoom lens still were not as fabulous as I normal take. Mind you, we had 3 cameras, one camcorder, 3 cell phone cameras all recording the event. I may do something with all the other pictures at some point, but I thought this single picture says it all. And even better is it only took, with some playing with embellishments, 5 minutes to complete.

Take 3 class for Mother's Day. Make a card, a scrapbook (the orange dotted item that holds a mini album inside) and a gift for mom. Make another set to keep for yourself. $5 for all 3 items. Wow!At the same time I will have my retired Stampin' Up! items for sale - stamp sets, papers, and more. After the classes are over my remaining sale items will be open to the public for purchase. Class is open house style class - come anytime during scheduled times. Sessions: Friday, April 30th, 5-9 pm or Sunday, May 2nd, 2-6 pm. Register by April 29th for either session please.

Updated picture of item I did for my daughter a few posts ago. I finally got to take a picture of it with a better quality camera (not cell phone, originally used). You can really see the shimmer of the Platinum shimmer paint now.

I have many classes coming up, with more session times than I have ever offered. Pictures of the cards available for the Stamp-A-Stack Card Buffet Occasions class should be posted by weekend, and class projects as time allows. With family out of town you would think I have more free time but the opposite has been true. How is that possible?

Stamps: None
Inks: Bravo Burgundy, Ruby Red, Rose Red, Pretty In Pink, Perfect Plum, don't remember if any more - sorry.
Papers: Bravo Burgundy, Whisper White, Basic Black, Pretty In Pink
Accessories: sponge, Mostly Vintage Decor Stencil (from upcoming Summer Mini catalog), Basic Black journaling marker, white shimmer paint, dimensionals, rhinestone brad (not pictured)All Stampin' Up! Materials used
First of all sorry this picture is not the highest quality nor the best arrangement. I whipped it out on my cell phone tonight cuz that was what was handy. And those cell cameras are handy. My phone has a 3.1 megapixel rating so as far as cells go it is OK! I hear Japan has 12 MP ones in their cells. Someday, so shall we in the US.

I was playing around with this decor stencil using the postive image and the negative cut out. The stencils come with both. I sponged around the positive image in a few colors and the negative image in a few darker colors to give it some depth. Remembe…

There are some exciting things happening! Stampin' Up! Has reinvented the color wheel. I am excited to share with you the new colors of Stampin' Up! Some (25 in all) are returning favorites. Some (10 in all) are returning InColors. Some are brand new InColors (5 in all). And Kraft has been renamed to Crumb Cake. I love that name, makes me hungry to use it. Ha ha ha. All this takes place on July 1st. Now there will be 4 exciting color palettes to choose from. I really believe the renovation reflects our modern culture. I cannot wait to play with Early Expresso. I have been asking for an expanding Neutrals palette since day 1 of being a Demonstrator. Going forward InColors will now be around for two years, instead of one. Yeah to that peeps! But we still get new Incolors every year. So the InColors will overlap each other for a year. {Getting excited yet?} Yes, I am sad to say good-bye to a few old faves (only 5 in all) but as I look at them I see that I have not been using them …

First of all, let me give you a little family history. Decorating eggs is not my thing. I did it faithfully every year as a kid. Having kids, it has been an every 2-3 year kind of activity. My husband dearly wanted us to decorate eggs this year no matter what. I obliged, adding, only if we can use the Stampin' Up! decorating kit. He didn't care as long as we did it. I have not enjoyed it much as an adult because the smell of the vinegar used in most inexpensive kits hits my gag reflux. And the kids never had any interest in doing this in previous years.

The kit does not tell you that you first must dye your eggs. I did not know this until I opened up the kit. We scrounged but found an old kit, you know the brand, always on clearance after Easter. All four of us had 5 eggs to die. 20 hard boiled eggs is enough to eat up, or give to the dog later. Some of us got more into this task th…

Sunday, March 28, 2 - 5pm Location - My House (it's been decided!) Take 3 Easter Class - We will make a card (with goodies in it), a scrapbook, and a gift filled with malted milk balls. All for the low price of $5. Respond by March 26th please. Last Chance Sale-A-Bration order. Last chance at earning a free stamp set, punch, paper or other for every $50 of merchandise ordered. This will be your last chance to join Stampin' Up! for only $185, plus get a FREE stamp set worth up to $47.95. Sale-A-Bration ends March 31st. Hurry!

I will be here representing Stampin' Up! As I know some of the ladies from previous events it is sure to be a fun afternoon. Let me know if you will be stopping by. Email if you have any other questions about the event. Stampin' Up! Make N Take and door prizes.

So my son comes home with this cardboard donut and says "I gotta decorate it and bring it back in 5 days. It's supposed to be a family project." Huh? I say. OK he had some ideas of what he wanted to do, none of them very feasible or good looking (since it's a family project and all). My thoughts were if it is to be a family project why not make somethi…

I had made this quick and cute scrapbook for my Manager Sue (who is so awesome) as a thank you gift for all that she has done to help my business grow. I knew she was moving soon and would want to get those pictures scrapped soon of her grandgirls. We had just attended a CKU scrapbooking class and I wanted to make one of these on my own too before I forgot how. I reinforced the back with an extra layer of Stampin' Up!'s Basic Black cardstock, since it is so thick. I knew that it would be enough and chipboard or boxboard would not be necessary. It will hold up to 12 4 x 6 pictures. I love this Halloween DSP. It is so elegant it could be used outside of Halloween. The pull out tags are 5 x 7. The accordians to hold them are 4 x 12. If you would like the dimensions and scoring measurements, drop me an email. I would be happy to mail them out to you.

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